So the first night in a big boy bed was last night. It went well. He was excited about it, and he went in it, and didn't fuss at all. In about 20 minutes, he was snoring happily in his bed. The next morning came, and we heard him, so we went in his room, and he was still in his bed waking up, and it was about 7:15 am, so a normal time. But, today for a nap, all we wanted to do was play in the bed. I decided not to force the issue. He stayed in the room (even though the gate was open), and I could see him toss Tigger and George off the bed, get down, get his "buddies" and put them back in bed with him. So he laid in bed for a little over an hour and played and sucked his thumb.

Fast forward to this evening, and he is tired, so we are just watching Sesame Street, when I notice his head on the arm of his chair.


So I head over to check on him, and he is passed out!


He's too cute sleeping like this, so I place a blanket on him, and now I am desperately trying to stop the dog from barking so he can take a little snooze!

Who doesn't love to take a cat nap in front of the TV on the weekends?? Hope you enjoyed the cute little story about Josh.

Rain Drops Keep Fallin' on my Head

So it's a rainy day, and we are desperate for entertainment. After a morning full of playing with our trains, i decided to bring out the paints and playdough. Josh had a good time with both, after he figured out it was okay to have paint on his hands. All of you who know me, know I don't like sticky things, so this was hard for me. But, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Earlier in the month we had visits from Paula and Erin, and Amber! It was fun seeing everyone! I didn't take as many pictures as Paula - and she has the good one where it looks like Josh is proposing to Erin.

In other news, the doctor's have decided to do chemo and then surgery for my mom. We are now waiting for the University of Chicago to send her records down to Indy so that the oncologists can select the right chemo. More on that when I know more.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

 

Here's our christmas card photo from this year. Big thanks to Joel and Abbie for taking the picture for us and making Josh smile! It turned out great. We went to Michigan for Christmas, and everyone was there, including Sam's fiancee' Craig. Looks like there will be a wedding next summer that we will be at! Congrats to them. Abbie and Joel were doing well, and Abbie looks great at almost 20 weeks preggers! We had a wonderful time and Mom and Dad did a great job hosting the whole week. Josh had a blast, and I don't think he was ready to come home.

We then headed to my sister's to spend a few days with them and my mom and grandmother. Unfortunately, this year's celebration was a bit difficult. my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer right before Christmas, and while we celebrated Christmas, it still hung heavily on our hearts. She will be seeing a surgeon in Indy soon, and hopefully we will be on the road to recovery soon. This may be the third cancer, but it doesn't make the diagnosis any easier.

I also celebrated my 31st birthday. It passed without much fanfare - and that's fine with me!

Looking forward to a 2008 filled with recovery (for my mom and Doug) and weddings (Sam and Craig's) and births (my neice/nephew Hilgendorf!)

Oh yeah - and welcome to the world Logan Philip Armbruster!!!